August 2009 Archive
A Hair Away: Andy Pettitte Comes Close to Perfection
August 31, 2009
Oh, what could have been in Camden Yards on Monday night. Andy Pettitte had gone six-and-two-thirds perfect innings, and it felt like there was something in the air.Pettitte had only thrown ...The Art of the Perfect Game (Or, How to Get Really, Really Lucky)
August 31, 2009
"It was a million-to-one shot, Doc."-Frank Costanza The Yankees won an unremarkable game this evening, the opener of a relatively meaningless series in Camden Yards against an Orioles team that got ...Robinson Cano Has Intangibles, Too!
August 31, 2009
Joel Sherman of the New York Post is the best baseball writer in New York, and possibly all of America. He looks at scenarios well before most writers do. Many times ...Yankees Look To Continue Dominance Against Orioles
August 31, 2009
After sweeping the White Sox, the Yankees (82-48) begin a seven-game road trip in Baltimore. The Orioles (54-77) just took two of four from Cleveland, but they remain in last place ...Austin Romine Headlines Yankees Heading To The Arizona Fall League
August 31, 2009
The New York Yankees prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League will be playing for the Surprise Rafters. You can see the entire Rafters roster here. The Yankees have four ...MLB Power Rankings: Yanks on Top, But Two Teams Continue to Inch Closer
August 31, 2009
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its award-winning baseball simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking possible of all 30 teams in baseball. To come up with the rankings, using only their ...Top Nine Unbreakable Records: Me Vs. MLB Network,
August 30, 2009
So the other day I was watching MLB Network and in their show Prime 9 they were highlighting the top 9 greatest unbreakable records. I thought to myself this would make ...Yankees Should Have Emulated Their Minor League “Joba Rules” in Majors
August 30, 2009
Joba Chamberlain will finally get his opportunity to pitch every fifth day as the Yankees yet again, refine the Joba Rules. In trying to keep Chamberlain's total amount of innings around ...Report: ‘Miracle’ That Babe Ruth Able to Live Strictly on Hot Dogs, Beer
August 30, 2009
According to reports, the popular adage that claimed "Babe Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer" wasn't just an adage. Baltimore-area nutritionist Herbert von Vitamin last week was granted ...President Bush, Roger Clemens & NY Yankees Lifted Up The Free World After 9/11
August 30, 2009
Moral Courage To No End, They Lifted The Free World After They Were Knocked Down Washington DC Aug. 30, 2009 Intended for the youth, this is a true story about 9/11, the New York ...